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Home Birth
Hi ladies hope your all well!!
Had my midwife out yesterday to have a look at my house and see if it will be suitable for a home birth and been given the go ahead!! very nervous now, makes it all seem real and very very close!! got 9 weeks left, this past few weeks have flown by!!
Have decided to only have gas and air because they don't recommend pethidine for home births incase baby has a reaction to it, but they say i can have it if i want i just don't want any unnecessary risks!
So excited can't wait to see my little boy!!
Samantha 31wks
Had my midwife out yesterday to have a look at my house and see if it will be suitable for a home birth and been given the go ahead!! very nervous now, makes it all seem real and very very close!! got 9 weeks left, this past few weeks have flown by!!
Have decided to only have gas and air because they don't recommend pethidine for home births incase baby has a reaction to it, but they say i can have it if i want i just don't want any unnecessary risks!
So excited can't wait to see my little boy!!
Samantha 31wks
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What do they look for to see if your house is suitable? I'm planning on having a homebirth, but the mw hasn't even discussed birth with me yet .. guess she'd better get a move on cause i'll be almost 33 weeks when I see her!
Yes you should mention it to your midwife again so she can do the check and get the ball rolling! if you go into labour before 38weeks you still need to go into hospital so the midwives drop off their equipment when you are exactly 38 weeks!!
Unfortunately you need to go into hospital within 24 hours of giving birth for them to do all the health checks-but i'd still rather that than having a hospital birth!!
I'll definately pester her on Thursday.. I find it crazy that they don't discuss this sort of thing earlier, especially as the only reason I got on antenatal classes now instead ofn ext month is cause I rang up and hassled them!!
I do know that you have to go into hospital if you are less than 38 weeks though which makes sense for babys health.. but I didn't know you had to go into hospital the next day - I thought the midwife came out. Definately right though - even that is better than a hospital birth!
I mentioned a home birth at every antenatal appt so she knew i was serious, so shes known from day 1 thats what i wanted. but she did just kinda brush it off the first few times i said it!
The mw I saw at 12 weeks for the booking in appt mentioned home births as something to consider when I said we both hated hospitals, but the regular mw has never mentioned it.. I mentioned it when she was on about having the anti-d injections and she brushed it off too. Think I need to pin her down and interrogate her till i get my answers
Also I was told something slightly different... I was told the midwives stay for about 2 hours after baby is born and then one mw and a dr comes round to your house following day to do all the checks... all I can say is bugger them if they want to check they can come round to me. I am having a home birth so I dont get told what I can and cant do like they do in hospital and because I dont want to be in that environment... well I shall use the excuse that I dont have a car seat when lo is ere so they will have to come to me....pmsl
good luck with everything
Lisa x
No she only told me at my last visit they would do a home visit, it may be different for other DR's surgeries, she did mention that some docs can do checks but mine doesn't!! so hopefully you guys won't need to!
She may have told me worst case with regard to how long we will be at hospital-you know what hospitals are like with appts- appt times mean nothing to them! Hopefully it won't be that long-like you say they throw you out after a couple of hours these days!
Good luck
We are planning another home birth in the Spring as long as this pregnancy goes smoothly.
Well done for being one of the brave ones to go for a home birth. I had lots of people being quite negative when I was planning one with my first but it did all go to plan. I had all the homeopathic, aromatherapy, energy sweets, water mister etc and didn't use any of it. I did drink 4 bottles of lucozade sport though. My husband also bought an inflatable bolster for me to rest on during the water birth and that was wonderful. Make sure you have plenty of towels warming too.
Lots of luck.
Samantha
Its nice to hear a positive first home birth story - so many people think you are crazy for wanting a home birth with yoru first, but I know I'll do so much better in my own environment..
Thanks for all your stories/support girlies!
Samantha x
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